GP practices in Somerset: access, ratings and patient survey
Somerset covers 56 GP practices with 603,255 registered patients (September 2026). 79% of patients described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 13th highest of 36 ICBs (England: 77%). There are 1,975 patients per qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
Latest data: September 2026. Registered patients September 2026; GP Patient Survey 2026.
| Survey question | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Overall experience good | 79% | 77% |
| Easy to contact by phone | 60% | 57% |
| Easy to contact via the website | 61% | 58% |
| Easy to contact via the NHS App | 59% | 54% |
| Reception team helpful | 87% | 85% |
| Last contact good | 75% | 73% |
| Wait for appointment about right | 70% | 69% |
| Listened to well | 89% | 87% |
| Treated with care and concern | 88% | 86% |
| Confidence and trust in the clinician | 94% | 93% |
| Needs met | 91% | 90% |
There are 1,975 registered patients per full-time-equivalent qualified GP in Somerset, close to England's 2,171. Practices recorded 494 appointments a month per 1,000 patients (England: 510), 65% of them face to face. 41% of appointments took place on the day they were booked (England: 45%). 26% of registered patients are aged 65 or over (England: 19%).
| Measure | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|
| Patients per qualified GP | 1,975 | 2,171 |
| Appointments per 1,000 patients a month | 494 | 510 |
| Face-to-face appointments | 65% | 63% |
| Same day as booked | 41% | 45% |
| Did not attend | 4% | 4% |
| Patients aged 65 or over | 26% | 19% |
Patients per qualified GP by council area, for practices located in each.
| Council area | Practices | Registered patients | Patients per GP | Same-day appointments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 56 | 603,255 | 1,975 | 41% |
Among practices with at least 100 survey responses, Queen Camel Medical Centre has the highest share of patients rating their overall experience good (99%) and Oaklands Surgery the lowest (49%).
| Practice | Town | Overall experience good | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Camel Medical Centre | Yeovil | 99% | 126 |
| Oakhill Surgery | Radstock | 98% | 100 |
| Church View Medical Centre | Ilminster | 98% | 111 |
| The Quantock Medical Centre | Bridgwater | 97% | 103 |
| College Way Surgery | Taunton | 94% | 116 |
| North Curry Health Centre | Taunton | 93% | 126 |
| Bruton Surgery | Bruton | 93% | 107 |
| Milborne Port Surgery | Sherborne | 92% | 125 |
| Warwick House Medical Centre | Taunton | 92% | 102 |
| Exmoor Medical Centre | Dulverton | 92% | 105 |
| East Quay Medical Centre | Bridgwater | 72% | 103 |
| Hendford Lodge Medical Centre | Yeovil | 70% | 110 |
| Axbridge & Wedmore Medical Practice | Axbridge | 70% | 125 |
| West Coker Surgery | Yeovil | 69% | 201 |
| Wincanton Health Centre | Wincanton | 68% | 117 |
| Ariel Healthcare | Chard | 68% | 108 |
| Taunton Road Medical Centre | Bridgwater | 66% | 104 |
| Minehead Medical Centre | Minehead | 60% | 108 |
| Symphony North Healthcare | Burnham-on-sea | 57% | 113 |
| Oaklands Surgery | Yeovil | 49% | 101 |
Relative to England, the register furthest above England's rate at practices in Somerset is osteoporosis (2.6% against 1.2%), and the furthest below is palliative care (0.4% against 0.6%).
| Condition register | Age group | Somerset (2024/25) | England | Patients on register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure | All ages | 18.6% | 15.2% | 103,856 |
| Depression | 18+ yrs | 17.8% | 14.3% | 80,675 |
| Diabetes | 17+ yrs | 8.1% | 7.9% | 37,342 |
| Asthma | 6+ yrs | 7.3% | 6.6% | 38,641 |
| Cancer | All ages | 5.4% | 3.8% | 29,866 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 18+ yrs | 5.2% | 4.6% | 23,800 |
| Coronary heart disease | All ages | 3.9% | 3.0% | 21,839 |
| Atrial fibrillation | All ages | 3.2% | 2.2% | 18,016 |
| Osteoporosis | 50+ yrs | 2.6% | 1.2% | 6,716 |
| Stroke and TIA | All ages | 2.4% | 1.9% | 13,641 |
| COPD | All ages | 2.2% | 1.9% | 12,465 |
| Heart failure | All ages | 1.6% | 1.1% | 8,980 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 16+ yrs | 1.0% | 0.8% | 4,509 |
| Dementia | All ages | 0.9% | 0.8% | 5,167 |
| Epilepsy | 18+ yrs | 0.9% | 0.8% | 4,077 |
| Serious mental illness | All ages | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4,922 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | All ages | 0.8% | 0.6% | 4,308 |
| Learning disability | All ages | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3,451 |
| Palliative care | All ages | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2,399 |
- Bridgwater PCN (9 practices)
- Chard, Ilminster & Langport (Click) PCN (5 practices)
- Mendip PCN (5 practices)
- North Sedgemoor PCN (4 practices)
- South Somerset East - Rpn PCN (5 practices)
- Taunton Central PCN (5 practices)
- Taunton Deane West PCN (2 practices)
- Tone Valley PCN (5 practices)
- West Mendip PCN (5 practices)
- West Somerset PCN (4 practices)
- Yeovil PCN (4 practices)
- Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (81% overall experience good)
- Birmingham and Solihull (73% overall experience good)
- Black Country (74% overall experience good)
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (78% overall experience good)
- Central East (75% overall experience good)
- Cheshire and Merseyside (78% overall experience good)
- Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (79% overall experience good)
- Coventry and Warwickshire (81% overall experience good)
- Derby and Derbyshire (76% overall experience good)
- Devon (79% overall experience good)
- Dorset (80% overall experience good)
- Essex (74% overall experience good)
- Gloucestershire (81% overall experience good)
- Greater Manchester (79% overall experience good)
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight (74% overall experience good)
- Herefordshire and Worcestershire (80% overall experience good)
- Humber and North Yorkshire (79% overall experience good)
- Kent and Medway (73% overall experience good)
- Lancashire and South Cumbria (78% overall experience good)
- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (73% overall experience good)
- Lincolnshire (74% overall experience good)
- Norfolk and Suffolk (80% overall experience good)
- North East London (71% overall experience good)
- North East and North Cumbria (80% overall experience good)
- Northamptonshire (74% overall experience good)
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (74% overall experience good)
- Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (77% overall experience good)
- South East London (76% overall experience good)
- South West London (81% overall experience good)
- South Yorkshire (77% overall experience good)
- Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (80% overall experience good)
- Surrey and Sussex (78% overall experience good)
- Thames Valley (76% overall experience good)
- West Yorkshire (76% overall experience good)
- West and North London (75% overall experience good)
How many GP practices are in Somerset?
56, with 603,255 registered patients in September 2026.
How do patients rate GP practices in Somerset?
79% described their overall experience as good in the 2026 GP Patient Survey, the 13th highest of 36 ICBs.
How many patients are there per GP in Somerset?
1,975 per full-time-equivalent qualified GP, against 2,171 across England.
What share of GP appointments in Somerset are face to face?
65%, against 63% across England.